Othello (1922 film)

Othello
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	William Shakespeare (play) Dimitri Buchowetzki Carl Hagen
Starring	Emil Jannings Werner Krauss Ica von Lenkeffy Theodor Loos
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann Friedrich Paulmann
Production company	Wörner-Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	UFA
Release dates	February 1922 (1922-02)
Country	Germany
Language	Silent German intertitles

Othello is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ica von Lenkeffy. It was based on William Shakespeare's play Othello, the first of six major film productions of the work.^[1]

Cast

Emil Jannings as Othello
Werner Krauss as Iago
Ica von Lenkeffy as Desdemona
Theodor Loos as Cassio
Ferdinand von Alten as Rodrigo
Friedrich Kühne as Brabantio
Magnus Stifter as Montano
Lya De Putti as Emilia
Ludwig Rex

References

↑ Hadfield p.1

Bibliography

Hadfield, Andrew. A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's Othello. Routledge, 2003.
Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.

External links

Othello at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Dimitri Buchowetzki

Anita Jo (1919)
Symphonie des Todes (1921)
Der Galiläer (1921)
The Brothers Karamazov (1921)
Die letzte Stunde (1921)
Danton (1921)
The Experiment of Professor Mithrany (1921)
Sappho (1921)
Die Gräfin von Paris (1922)
Othello (1922)
Peter the Great (1922)
Das Laster des Spiels (1923)
Carousel (1923)
Men (1924)
Lily of the Dust (1924)
The Swan (1925)
Graustark (1925)
The Crown of Lies (1926)
The Midnight Sun (1926)
Valencia (1926)
Stamboul (1931)
Magie moderne (1931)
Woman in the Jungle (1931)
Le réquisitoire (1931)
Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1931)
De Sensatie van de Toekomst (1931)
El hombre que asesinó (1932)

William Shakespeare's Othello

Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emilia Bianca Roderigo Brabantio Other characters

Source	"Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Description of Africa Sampiero Corso

Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816; opera) Otello (1887; opera) Othello (1892; overture) The Moor's Pavane (1949; ballet) Othello (1998; ballet score) Bandanna (1999; opera)

Films	1922 1952 1955 1965 1995

TV	1981 1990 1994 2001

Stage adaptations	Masquerade (1835) Othello (1951) Catch My Soul (US; 1969) Catch My Soul (UK; 1970)

Film adaptations	Jubal (1956) All Night Long (1962) Catch My Soul (1974) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Eloise (2002) Souli (2004) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)

From Verdi	Otello (1906; film) Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967; ballet suite) Otello (1986; film) The Othello Syndrome (2008; album)

Art	Othello

Phrases	"Beast with two backs"

Related	Othello error Filming Othello Red Velvet The Duke of Milan Love's Sacrifice Desdemona Goodnight Desdemona

Story within a story	Carnival (1921 film) Carnival (1931 film) The Deceiver (1931) Men Are Not Gods (1936) A Double Life (1947) Saptapadi (1961) So Fine (1981) An Imaginary Tale (1990)

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